Bread-board.



A. GOLDEN.

BREAD BOARD.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.12,1912.

' Patented Oct.28,1913.

citizen ofathe United States,vand resident of' -;'-.New York city,

and Stateof New York, have 1nvented5cer-- Astra m comma; or NEW roan, t.Y.

Jinnah-sonata:

Specification of Letters'Patent.

PatentediOct. 28", 1 913.

Application filed August 12, 19-12. SeriaLNo: 714,574;

1b all'wlwm'z't may conceww. iBe itknown that I, Asnnn GOLDEN,- a

in the county of New York taln new and usefulilmprovemerrts in Bread-Boards, of which the following: is aa specification.

T-his inventiomrelatesto appliances used for cutting bread, meat, or thelike,.m0re particularly to a support for holding. the bread or meat andguiding the knife to cut the required thickness of slice.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which easily guides the knife and which has provision forcutting substantially any desired thickness.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which contains guides for cutting a slice at an angle to theloaf or portion of meat-so as to obtain a maximum width of slice.

A still further object is to provide a device which may be readilyconverted from a bread cutting appliance to a meat cutting appliance.

In carrying out my invention I connect two boards which are madepreferrily of wood so as to form a horizontal support and a verticalguide. The latter has a plurality of slots spaced at various intervalsand adapted to receive a knife which cuts a slice from the bread placedupon the support. The material of the guiding board is reduced ortapered adjacent to the upper end of the slot so as to readily receivethe knife to guide itinto the slots. Certain of these slots may beformed at an angle to the surface of the board which permits the cuttingof the slice in an oblique direction or diagonally of the bread or othermaterial to be cut. The extremities of the guide board are reduced orcut away to form inclined edges which may also be used as guides forcutting oblique slices. At the junction of the two boards, the materialis beveled off to form a diagonal face which may be used as a supportfor the device when the latter is turned so as to rest in an inclinedposition for the purpose of receiving a portion of meat to be cut.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my invention Figure 1 is anelevation and Fig. 2 is aiplan of my improved bread cutter. Fig.1 3: isan end view illustrating the bread in position to be cut. Fig. 4: isamend-view illustrating,- the bread cutter in position to: be used. asameat cutter and showingcthe portion of. meat held" therein.

Several of these notches or slots are placed at equal distances fromeach other for cutting uniform slices. Certain other of the slots as 3and 3 are at greater distances from each other and may be used forcutting slices of varying thicknesses. The slot 3 is formed at an angleto the outer surface of the board 2 and may be used for guiding theknife to cut a slice diagonally of the loaf, thus obtaining a greaterwidth of slice. The edges 5 and 6 of the board 2 are inclined so as toform inclined end portions 7 and 8 which serve to strengthen the ends ofthe guide. These edges 5- and 6 may also be used for guiding the knifeto cut a diagonal slice in another direction.

At the junction of the two boards 1 and 2 the material adjacent to theedge is cut away to form the inclined surface 9 which may be used as asupport as shown in Fig. 4 when it is desired to use the device for ameat cutter. In this position a trough like device is produced whichretains the slices of meat and prevents their slipping c It will behighly useful and eflicient device whiii may be used to perform avariety of functions upon various materials. desired thickness of sliceor any desired substance may be cut and also the width of the slice maybe varied by cutting the same at an angle to the loaf or portion. Thecutter is soconstructed that it maybe placed on its diagonal edge andform a trough ticles as meat 6r ii are being cut. v

Having thus described my, invention, I claim e substance while they 1. Aslice cutting appliance comprisinga supporting board and a second boardat an angle thereto and having plurality of guide slots variously spacedfrom each other noted that I have pwducod av Substantially any i ofbread or meat for retaining such arand flaring at their outer ends, oneof said slots being inclined to the surface of the guide board.-

2. A slice cutting appliance comprising a supporting board normallyserving as a base and a guide .board attached at an angle thereto, therebeing an inclined surface at the junction of said boards adapted tosupport the same in position to form a trough, and said guide boardhaving a plurality of slots to guide a knife for cutting the ma-,.terial placed in the trough.

3. A slice cutting appliance consisting of two boards attached at anangle to each other, one of said boards normally serving as a base andthe other of said boards having a plurality of variously spaced guidingslots, the material adjacent to the outer ends of the slots beingtapered to easily guide the knife into the slots, one of these slotsbeing inclined to the surface of the guide board and the end edges ofsaid guide board being inclined, and an inclined surface being formed atthe junction of said boards whereby they may be supported in position toform a trough.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 7th day of August A. D. 1912.

ASHER GOLDEN.

\Vitnesses:

FRANK M. ASHLEY, ELSIE BRAUN.

